Anastasia Kostyantynivna Prikhodko ( uk, Анастасія Костянтинівна Приходько, Anastasiya Kostyantynivna Prykhodko; born 21 April 1987) is a Ukrainian activist, politician and former singer-songwriter. Known for her deep

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singing voice and blend of

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and

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music, Prikhodko announced that she would be ending her music career in order to enter politics in October 2018. Prikhodko had previously made herself a major figure during

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and the

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, expressing support for Ukrainian forces and vowing to never perform in Russia again. Prikhodko first received mainstream attention in 2007, after winning series seven of the Russian music competition ''

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''. Her win led her to collaborate with Ukrainian-Russian producer

Konstantin Meladze Konstantin Shotayevich Meladze (russian: Константин Шотаевич Меладзе, ka, კონსტანტინე მელაძე) (born 11 May 1963 in Batumi) is a Ukrainian-Russian composer and producer. He is the older b ...

. In 2009, Prikhodko represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in

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, with the song " Mamo", written by Meladze. Her participation in the competition came with a number of controversies following her disqualification from the Ukrainian national final and subsequent queries regarding the integrity of the judges and validity of the competition; afterwards, she took part in the Russian national final and won. Prikhodko went on to place 11th in the Eurovision final. After ending her collaboration with Meladze in 2010, Prikhodko has attempted to represent Ukraine in the

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on two more occasions:

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and

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; she was a finalist in the former year, but was eliminated in the semi-finals in the latter year. Beginning in 2014, Prikhodko became politically active as an activist for pro-Ukrainian forces and

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. In 2015, Prikhodko announced that she would no longer perform in the

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. After confirming her departure from the music industry in 2018, Prikhodko announced that she had registered with the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" political party of

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on behalf of the Fatherland party.

Early life and education

Prikhodko was born on 21 April 1987 in

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to parents Konstantin Rybalov and Oksana Prikhodko.Biography on official website http://anastasya-prihodko.com/ Her father, a

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n, is originally from

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and worked as a

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, while her

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mother works as a theatre critic for the

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.Anastasiya Prihodko (Russia) Biography
www.esckaz.com Her parents have since separated, and Prikhodko was raised by her mother; her father returned to Russia after their separation. Prikhodko has an elder brother, Nazar, whom she has collaborated with in music. Prikhodko is additionally of partial Japanese ancestry, having a Japanese great-grandfather. When she was 15, Prikhodko auditioned to join the Ukrainian

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VIA Gra, but was rejected. Prikhodko attended

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and

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, studying folk vocals.

Music career

2005–2007: Breakthrough and ''Fabrika Zvyozd''

After beginning her music career in 2005, Prikhodko first experienced mainstream success in 2007, after being cast in series seven of the Russian music competition ''

'', an international version of the Spanish program ''

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''. Prikhodko continued to advance through the competition until the finale, where she was declared the winner. Prikhodko garnered controversy during her participation in the show, after she was caught on film admitting to another contestant that she did not like

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, drawing accusations of

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. She immediately apologized for her comments. Following her win in the competition, Prikhodko was signed to a contract by Ukrainian music producer

, who was a frequent guest on ''Fabrika Zvyozd''. She has gone on to state that she did not enjoy being on

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, and that her only friend during the experience was a member of the production crew. She released several singles in 2007, none of which managed to gain massive mainstream attention.

2008–2013: Eurovision and ''Zazhdalas''

In 2008, Prikhodko released the single "Bezotvetno", a duet with Meladze's brother Valery Meladze. "Bezotvetno" went on to become Prikhodko's breakout hit, reaching the top forty in Russia. In January 2009, Prikhodko took part in the Ukrainian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. After frequent changes in plans, the Ukrainian competition was split into two rounds: a non-televised 30-song semi-final and a televised 15-song final. Prikhodko competed in the non-televised semi-final on 8 February 2009 with the song "Za tebe znov". After the semi-final ended, it was revealed that Prikhodko had not qualified to the final. Prikhodko responded to the results by stating that the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC was not transparent in the selection of the finalists, calling their integrity into question. It later emerged that Prikhodko had not performed "Za tebe znov" in the semi-final, and was actually disqualified from the competition for performing the non-competing song "Vsyo dlya tebya". Prikhodko and her management stated that they were under the impression that the semi-final was simply a showcase of vocal capabilities, and that performing the potential Eurovision entry was not required. Prikhodko launched a formal complaint against the broadcaster for their handling of the event; their complaint was supported by Meladze in addition to the Ukrainian singers Sofia Rotaru,

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, and Tina Karol.Співачка, яка не потрапила у фінал відбору на Євробачення, написала листа Ющенку

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(27 February 2009) As a result of her complaint, the televised final was postponed by a Kyiv court. The court later ruled in Prikhodko's favor, but she allowed the televised final to go ahead. Following the controversy with the Ukrainian national selection, Prikhodko instead applied for the Russian national final. The final's 15 competitors had already been decided, and Prikhodko's addition as an extra 16th competitor was controversial. After performing the song " Mamo", a bilingual entry in both the

and

s, she won the competition on 7 March 2009, winning both the public vote and jury vote. Following her win, allegations of vote rigging amongst the jury members arose, in addition to others complaining about a song in the Ukrainian language representing Russia in an international competition.Eurovision vote-rigging row as Ukrainian wins contest to represent Russia

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(10 March 2009) Nevertheless, she remained the Russian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in

. Prikhodko became the second ever non-Russian to represent Russia in the competition; the first was

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, a

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ian who represented Russia in

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. As Russia was the host nation, Prikhodko was not required to compete in the semi-finals, and advanced directly to the final held on 16 May 2009. Her performance featured Prikhodko performing the song with a video of herself singing in the background, as she digitally aged from 20 to 70 years old. She ultimately placed eleventh in the competition, receiving a total score of 91 points. "Mamo" has gone on to become Prikhodko's most successful single. After Eurovision, Prikhodko ended her professional partnership with Meladze in 2010.Продюсеры отказываются работать с Настей Приходько
,

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(4 May 2010) She subsequently began working with producer Igor Goncharenko that May, and has also worked with her elder brother Nazar. Later that year, she entered the Ukrainian national final for the

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. Her entry was "Action", a

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song sung in English, a large departure from the previous

music she had become known for. Prikhodko advanced from the fourth heat on 14 November 2010 as one of the three jury qualifiers. After advancing from the second semi-final on 12 December 2010 as well, she placed eighth in the final on 26 February 2011. Prikhodko's debut studio album ''Zazhdalas'' was released the following year.

2014–2018: Pro-Ukrainian activity, ''Ya vilna'', and retirement

Following the beginning of

in 2014, and the subsequent pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, Russian military intervention, and Russian annexation of Crimea, Prikhodko became an outspoken advocate of Ukrainian sovereignty and support towards Ukrainian liberation from Russian influence. During Euromaidan, Prikhodko performed at

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and spoke in favor of

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. In July 2014, Prikhodko went on tour with other Ukrainian musicians to support the

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during the

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. While on tour, Prikhodko posted on her

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account that Russians were "puppets", "narrow-minded", and "deaf". The following month, Prikhodko accused Russia of illegally occupying Ukrainian territory, and vowed to never perform another concert in Russia. Later in August, Prikhodko was profiled in the program ''17 Friends of the Junta'' on Russian television channel NTV, which targeted critics of Russia's actions in Ukraine; the program was seen as a

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. It depicted Prikhodko as an anti-Russian rebel, and included an interview with her estranged paternal grandmother who described her as a shame to the family, and Russian singer Joseph Kobzon stating that her Eurovision performance was disgraceful and that Prikhodko was a "street girl who swears like a prostitute". Prikhodko denounced the program, referring to it as "laughable". In 2015, Prikhodko revealed that refusing to perform concerts in Russia had been a major financial burden on her, as that was where a majority of her live performances were taking place and a large source of her income.Prikhodko: In politics you can go, but I want to be like Povaliy

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(18 September 2015) In 2015, Prikhodko vowed to begin prioritizing the

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in her music, and that she would no longer perform in Russian.Prikhodko: I do not know how to cheer people

(5 March 2015) She went on to claim that this decision had cost her popularity, as Russian is the dominant language of the music industry throughout most of the

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. In 2016, Prikhodko was announced as a competitor in the Ukrainian national final for the

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, the inaugural edition of the ''

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'' competition. Prikhodko competed in the first semi-final on 6 February 2016 with the song "I Am Free Now". She placed seventh in the semi-final, and did not qualify to the final. Her second studio album ''Ya vilna'' was later released that year. On 16 October 2018, Prikhodko announced through her

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that she had decided to end her musical career in order to enter politics.

Artistry

Prikhodko has become known for her deep

vocal range. Due in part to her training as a

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vocalist, Prikhodko's repertoire consists of songs often in a minor key, inspired by genres such as

and

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. Initially, many of her songs were performed in the

; she later began incorporating the

into her music, until swearing off performing in Russian completely in 2015. She has also performed in English. Prikhodko composes some of her music herself, but often collaborates with other songwriters and producers. She plays the

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, and

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; Prikhodko has described the latter of the three as her favorite instrument. She pays close attention to criticism of her work, often trying to incorporate critiques and improve herself based on others' criticism.Russia 2009
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Political career

While active in the 2014

demonstrations, Prikhodko continuously stated that she was not interested in pursuing a career as a politician, instead preferring working as a musician and an activist. In 2015, Prikhodko identified herself with the

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. In October 2018, after announcing her retirement from music, Prikhodko revealed that she had registered with the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" political party led by

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during the next parliamentary election. After the announcement of the July 2019 snap election, Prikhodko confirmed that she would run for parliament as a member of the Fatherland party, standing for election in one of the Ukrainian electoral constituencies, and confirmed that if she did not win a seat in parliament, she would still remain politically active and perhaps seek office again in the future. Prikhodko ultimately stood in the eleventh electoral district of

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and did not win a seat in parliament; she placed eighth with 4.44% of the vote.

Personal life

Prikhodko has been married twice. Her first husband was

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n businessman Nurik Kukhilava. They first split-up in 2011, later reconciled, and divorced in 2013. They had one daughter together. In 2013, she married an ex-schoolmate of hers named Alexander. They have a son together, born in 2015.Prikhodko became a mother for the second time

(15 August 2015)

Discography

Albums

Singles

Notes

References

External links

Official site
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